Accounting for sustainability: Implementing a residential emissions reduction strategy using an approach that combines qualitative and quantitative "indicators" of sustainability

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 122-135

  Scerri, Andy ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pollution; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649108931     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777831011010900     Document Type: Article

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